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No. 283,187. I Patented Aug. 14, 1,883,

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,eEone-E A. GEISE, OEDAWSO'N, GEORGIA." 1

GIN-HOUSE.

I SPECIFICATION forming To all whom, it 'ntcby concern.-

Be it known that we, JOHN WV. BALDWIN, ANDREW J. BALDWIN, MOSES H.BALDWIN, Jr., and GEORGE A. G-EISE, of Dawson, in the county of Terrell,and in the State of Georgia, have 'invented certain new and useful Im?provements in Gin-Houses; and we do hereby declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the let ters of reference marked thereon,making a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in cotton-gin houses; andit has for its object to facilitate the reception of the unginnedcotton, the handling of the same, and the delivery as more fullyhereinafter specious to manipulate the cotton, as it varies in quality,and each farmer desires his own cotton and seed when the ginning isfinished.

ings, in which- By our present invention these inconveniencesareobviated to a great extent. y

The above-mentioned objects we attain by the means illustrated in theaccompanying draw Figure 1 represents a longitudinal vertical section ofour improved gin-house on the line at m of Fig. 2; Fig. 2, a transversevertical section 011 the line 3 y of Fig. 1. Fig. .3 represents avertical cross-section of the conveyertrough, and Fig. 4 a view partlyin section and partly in elevation of a portion of the gincasing.

ing it into a series of compartments, 0, at one end and a single largecompartment, 0, at the other. Between the compartments 0,

which are located at opposite sides of the large compartment at theother.

structure, is a longitudinal passage-way, which has a door at one endand connects with the The said compartments 0 are provided with inclinedpart of Letters Patent No. 283,187, dated August 14, 1883. Applicationfiled June 22,1863. (No model.)

partitions G, which extend attheirlower ends through openings D in thewallsof the structure, the openings being providedwith suitabledoors,E,for thepurpose hereinafter specified. Below the said openings Dare a series of openings, F, leading into the lowerparts of thecompartments G, the said openings being provided with hinged doors H,which may be dropped, and held in a horizontal position at such heightthat a wagon may be driven under them, said doors, when down, serving asshelves Onto which the unginned cotton. may be unloaded, and from whichit can be thrown into the compartments. r

The letter I indicates two conveyer-troughs,

which extend over the compartments 0 at each side. Over each compartmentthe troughs are provided with apertures having valves K, which may beopened, when desired, for the purpose hereinafter explained, and in theconveyer-troughs are located conveyer-screws L, which have theirjournals set in bearings at eachend, the journals atone end projectingbeyond their bearings, and being provided with pulleys M, which aredriven by the twisted 7 5 bands N, extending to the pulleys P, mountedon a driving-shaft, R, driven by asuitablemotor.

The letter S indicates two elevators connecting at their upper ends withthe conveyertronghs above mentioned, the lower ends extending down tothe bottomof the large compartment, as indicated.

ing the usual elevator-buckets, the bands pass ingoverpulleys U V at theupper and lower ends of the elevator, the shaft of the upper pulleybeing provided with a pulley,W, which derives itsv motion from a pulleyon the driving-shaft above mentioned through the meupper part of thepress, into which the ginned cotton may be emptied for baling. The lowerchamber is provided with suit-able doors for These elevators areprovided with endless elevator-belts T, carryg v v 253.157

discharging the baled cotton, which may be position while delivering thecotton to the 30 at any convenient point or points. compartments,substantially as specified.

The operation of our invention is as follows: 2. The combination, withthe compartments The wagons containing the unginned cotton for holdingthe cotton, of the inclined parti- 5 .aredriven up to the respectivereceiving-opentions leading to openings at the sides, the

ings. As the wagons arrive the doors are let doors adapted to open andclose said openings, 3 5

down and the cotton thrown in, each planter the conveyer-troughs, theirslides and screwhaving the privilege of one or more cotton- -conveyers,the elevators and operating mechcompartments, according to the quantityhe anism, and the conduits leading from the gin,

1o Wishes ginned, and the several planters taking substantially as setforth.

the compartments in rotation. In operation 3. The combination, in acotton-gin house, 40 the cotton is moved from the compartmentsin of thesmaller compartments for the cotton the order in which they were filledand carand the seed, having doors for receiving and ried to the gins,where the seed is separated delivering the same, the elevating and con-15 from the lint,the seed passingto the elevators, veying mechanism, andthe larger compartby which it is carried up and delivered to the ment,divided by a horizontal floor, and con 4 5 proper seed receptacle orreceptacles. The taining a gin and cotton-press, substantially cotton,after ginning, is baled and supplied to as and for the purposes setforth. the proper owner, and the seed of the same isIntestimonywhereofwe our signatures,

20 delivered to him by running it into his wagon in presence of twowitnesses, this 22d day of through the seed-discharge openings at theNovember, 1882.

sides of the gin-house. 1 T

Having thus described our invention, what j gggggfi we claim, and desireto secure by Letters Pat- H ALDVVIV 25-61mm c OPCF A (FISF lR' 1. Thecombination, in a gin-house, of the 1 TD I J I J compartments forthe'reception of the cotton, \Vitnesses provided with suitable openings,and the doors NV. T. VEAVER,

adapted to be opened and held in a horizontal L. M; LENNARD.

